Programma

The course of Roman law has monographic approaches and it is directed to explore the techniques of legal reasoning developed by Roman jurisprudence and their contribution in the construction of modern legal science.
To this end, the course is divided into two modules, one general and one monographic.


The general module focuses on the study of the sources of Roman law, from the ancient period to the compilation of Justinian, in their dual role as sources of knowledge and sources of law.

The attention will be particularly focused on the role of Roman jurisprudence, as a driver of productive law and a filter between the sources of law and practice. Specific insights you have on the methodology of interpretation of ‘creative jurisprudence’ with the analysis of the method by studying the texts of the Roman literature .
The special module, focusing on the analysis of one or more ' institutions ' or ' problem areas ', will focus on the analysis of the solutions, as a kind of case law, on law of obligations.

Testi Adottati

The program for attending students will deal with the support of the following texts:


L. VACCA, La giurisprudenza nel sistema delle fonti del diritto romano, Seconda edizione riveduta ed ampliata, Giappichelli, Torino, 2012 (excepted Cap. IV ai paragrafi 2; 3.3; 3.4; 4; 5 only for the texts indicated in the classroom; 7 e 8)

and


B. CORTESE, Pagamento di indebito e tutela restitutoria, Jovene, Napoli, 2022

The description of the parties that will not be the subject of study will be carried out during the course.
Class attendance is recommended.

The program for non-attending focuses on the study of texts :

L. VACCA, La giurisprudenza nel sistema delle fonti del diritto romano. Seconda edizione riveduta ed ampliata, Giappichelli, Torino, 2012.

and

B. CORTESE, Pagamento di indebito e tutela restitutoria, Jovene, Napoli, 2022

Modalità Erogazione

frontal teaching

Modalità Frequenza

free but raccomanded

Modalità Valutazione

Written exam. Only for the attending students there will be an intermediate text on the first part of the course. The attendence will be texted through roll call and singnatures

Programma

The course is divided into two parts, general and special. The general part – dedicated to the study of the fundamental aspects of the so-called dominium ex iure Quiritium in its historical development, from its origins to the Justinian reforms – addresses the following topics: (1) the concept of ‘domain’ (meum esse) in early Roman law; (2) the slow emergence of the notion of ‘property’ – first in the procedural context (actio in rem), then in relation to the formation of the iura praediorum and the right of usufruct – and the subsequent ‘division’ of the ‘property’ (duplex dominium); (3) the structure and scope of application of the actio Publiciana, whose controversial genesis must be placed in relation to the recognition of traditio, an institution arising from the ius gentium; (4) the discipline of the so-called ‘provincial property’ in imperial legislation, from the rescript of Septimius Severus and Caracalla on the longae possessionis praescriptio of 199 AD to Justinian’s reform; (5) the classification of the modes of acquiring property in Gaius’ Institutiones, in the Tituli ex corpore Ulpiani, and in D. 41.1 de adquirendo rerum dominio.
The special section retraces the investigation of Roman historiography into the subject of ‘transfer of property’ (translatio dominii), with the aim of understanding the differences between modern dogmatic categories and Roman legal frameworks.

Testi Adottati

1) C.A. CANNATA, Corso di istituzioni di diritto romano, I, Torino, Giappichelli, 2001, pp. 11-49; 151-222; 253-370; 399--405; 525-555;
2) F. GALLO, Studi sul trasferimento della proprietà in diritto romano, rist. Torino, Giappichelli, 2025

Bibliografia Di Riferimento

1) G. DIÓSDI, Ownership in Preclassical and Classical Roman Law, Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1971; 2) B. Nicholas, An Introduction to Roman Law, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1962, pp. 98-157; 3) P. Birks (ed.), New Perspectives in the Roman Law of Property. Essays for B. Nicholas, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1989; 4) L. Capogrossi Colognesi, Ownership and Power in Roman Law, in P.J. Du Plessis-C. Ando-K. Tuori (eds.), The Oxford Handbuch of Roman Law and Society, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp. 524-536;

Modalità Frequenza

Course attendance is optional; however, it is recommended

Modalità Valutazione

Oral exam